Hersel
#11,797 most common boys' name of all time · #30,195 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1909–1953
Rank among boys
#11,797
Rank overall
#30,195 of 105,966
First appeared
1909
Years on the list
24 of 146
All-time
197
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1921 #2,117
Best rank
#1,436 1909
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Hersel first appears in 1909. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,545 |
| 1952 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,870 |
| 1948 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,129 |
| 1947 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,868 |
| 1945 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,120 |
| 1938 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,302 |
| 1937 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,670 |
| 1935 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,832 |
| 1934 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,080 |
| 1931 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,504 |
| 1928 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,947 |
| 1927 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,249 |
| 1925 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,839 |
| 1923 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,565 |
| 1922 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,887 |
| 1921 | — | 16 | 16 | #2,117 |
| 1920 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,847 |
| 1919 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,451 |
| 1918 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,626 |
| 1917 | — | 13 | 13 | #2,237 |
| 1916 | — | 11 | 11 | #2,472 |
| 1915 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,716 |
| 1914 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,546 |
| 1909 | — | 6 | 6 | #1,436 |